Nike Prepared To Drop Manny Pacquiao After Anti-Gay Comments

Manny Pacquiao has long taken a strong stance against marriage but his latest remarks could cost him his partnership with Nike.

According to TMZ, Nike is considering cutting ties with the boxer in light of his most recent homophobic comments.

During an interview on Monday with a Filipino television station, the 37-year-old boxer said allowing same-sex marriage would make us ‘worse than animals.’

“Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female? The animals are better. They know how to distinguish male from female. If we approve [of] male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animals.”

The on Tuesday, Pacquiao offered a flimsy apology on Instagram, but reiterated that he does not believe in same-sex marriage.